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Kano traders protest stalls demolition
Muktar Yahya Usman
Roadside traders along Abubakar Rimi Market Sabon Gari Kano set up bonfires Monday morning to protest the demolishing of their stalls by the Kano state government.
Kano Focus reports that a Kano state government committee on clearing illegal structures on walkways had demolished stalls along the Market walls in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday respectively.
The committee headed by Baffa Babba Dan Agundi Managing Director, Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) has representatives from DSS, Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) and Refuse Management and Sanitation Board (REMASAB), among others.
One of the protesters Rabi’u Abdulhamid told Kano Focus that KAROTA operatives on Friday demolished their roadside tables and stalls which forced them to move back to the market pavement.
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“We thought they didn’t want us to trade on the road so we moved to the pavement and erected our stalls.
“However, KAROTA operatives returned under the leadership of Bappa Danagundi and demolished our stalls again.
“The most annoying thing is that they packed away all our belongings.” He lamented.
Another protester Saminu Abubakar wondered how their stalls could be called illegal when they had been paying taxes to the authorities.
“We pay tax every year through the market authority, and if you fail to pay, the market authority will seize your stall and stop you from doing business.
“We have paid this year’s rent and these are the receipts, but they just gave us less than 24 hours’ notice before demolishing our stalls.” He said.
Another protester, Abdulmuminu Salihu urged the government to refund the taxes and rent they had paid.
“We pay N20,000 to N30,000 per year and we have already paid for this year.
“So we have to protest to protect ourselves from the tyranny of KAROTA.”
However, Managing Director Abubakar Rimi Market Muhammad Uba Zubairu denied the claim that roadside traders pay rent to the market authority.
“We are not collecting any money from the roadside traders – neither rent nor taxes.
“They pay N25,000 to the shop owners that allow them to squat in front of their shops.
“The government charges N10,500 rent per shop but the shop owners charge N25,000 per roadside stall.
“However, that is a personal arrangement between them without anything going to the government.” Mr Zubairu said.
In a related development, KAROTA spokesperson Abubakar Nabilusi Kofar Na’isa stated that the Committee had given the roadside traders six months’ notice to vacate the premises or face demolition.
Mr Kofar Na’isa stated on Monday afternoon that successive Kano state administrations had offered to relocate the traders to Bompai, Bachirawa, and Rijiyar Zaki in the metropolis but they refused the offer.
He therefore warned the traders from “causing public disturbances” as KAROTA and security agencies will not tolerate that.
He however urged those whose property was carted away by the KAROTA operatives to report to the Sabon Gari Market police division.
The Kano state Government under the able leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has announced it decision to revisit the abandoned trailer park projects in Kano south zonal.
The decision was announced by Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf through his spokesperson Sanusi Bature after an unscheduled to the Dakatsalle site of one of the abandoned projects.
According to the statement, these trailer park projects were initiated by the Rabiu Kwankwaso administration in 2014 at Dakatsalle, Gundutse and Dawanau but they were abandoned the immediate past administration of Ganduje.
The Governor who lamented the rampant blockage of road by heavy duty vehicles creation unneccesary hardship to road users within the metropolis, said the decision to revive the projects particularly at Gundutse and Dakatsalle in Kano South.
“It was unpatrotic for the immediate past administration to have vandalised the third location of these projects in Dawanau, which was expected to serve Kano north but the project site has allocated plots to members of thier families and cronies.” Gov. Yusuf lamented
The Governor further stated that the reasons for resustsiting were for maintaining of safety, ease vehicular movement and economic development.
Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa added that the Governor has directed all relevant agencies to ensure strict compliance of road traffic and ensure that no major road is blocked by any gathering including Friday mosques within and outside the Kano city.
Similarly, the Governor has revocked all lands allocated within the two trailer parks in Kano south (Gundutse and Dakatsalle) as part of the plan to revisit the projects.
It could be recalled that the projects were handed over to National Association of Road Transport Owners (NATO) to operate after completions
Sanusi Bature DawakinTofa
Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano.
The Executive Governor of Kano State His Excellency Abba Kabir Yusuf has flagged off the second phase of women empowerment on livestock entrepreneurship.
A statement from the office of the Governor’s Spokesperson Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa revealed that the women beneficiaries were given three small ruminants (goats) across the 44 Local Government areas of the state.
The iniative was championed under the State’s Livestock Fattining Programme of Kano Agro-Pastoral Development (KSADP).
While flagging off the second phase of programme, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf said as part of his administration’s commitment to fighting abject poverty, it has been resolved to coordinate a multi-dimensional approach to supporting the plight of women and youth for self-reliance.
He said under this iniative, the state is distributing seven thousand one hundred and fifty eight (7, 158) goats to two thousand three hundred and eighty six women beneficisries.
The Governor further stated that the programme will include the distribution of one thousand three hundred and forty two (1, 342) cows to women and youth and also one thousand eight hundred and twenty two rams.
While distributing the empowerment, the Governor issued a stern warning on diversion of the animals other than the purpose it was meant for.
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano has inaugurated a 7.3 kilometer rural road equipped with solar-powered streetlights valued at over N4 billion in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area.
KANO FOCUS reports that the project which was launched Sunday, was originally initiated by Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s administration in 2012 but was Abandoned by the immediate past governor in state.
Gov Abba Kabir Yusuf
Speaking during the commissioning ceremony, Yusuf expressed joy at fulfilling one of his campaign promises.
“Today, we witness the realisation of a commitment made to the people of Dawakin Kudu,” he said.
Dawakinkudu road
“I am delighted to commission this project, which will significantly enhance the socio-economic well-being of the community.”
The road project was revalidated last year under an agreement with H&M Nigeria Limited, the contractor, to complete and deliver it within the first quarter of 2025.
Sani Ahmad Mairago, Chairman of Dawakin Kudu Local Government, commended the governor for prioritizing and completing the project, describing it as a vital development for the local community.
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